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How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy
...wn as New Rome, was influential in Europe's history and culture during the Middle Ages. By the 15th century, the Empire was in terminal decline and had been ...nged the intellectual climate in Italy. This led to a greater knowledge of Ancient Greek language and lore in philosophy and Renaissance science. The Fall of

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How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture
...the Egyptian gods Ra and Horus, the sun god and sky god. It was common in ancient Egypt for gods to merge identities, and Akhenaten may have been attempting ...rendered has come to be called the Amarna style. It is unique in Egyptian history due to its dramatic departure from traditional artistic conventions.

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The Bronze Age Economy and Trade Top Ten Booklist
...ronze Age, the economies of the ancient Near East became linked to broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...70192037?partnerid=41307&p_ti State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference]'' Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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Bronze Age (3200-1200 BC) Economy and Trade in the Near East Top Ten Booklist
...important element that helped link the ancient Near East with the broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe through long-distance commerce ...Leuven (1970- ), eds. 1979. ''State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference''. Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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How the Rise of Common Languages Developed in the Ancient Near East
...y and influenced the development of subsequent languages. The ancient Near East displays some of the world’s earliest common languages shared by several ..., unlike these other languages, Akkadian spread in use throughout the Near East, Egypt, and even reached Cyprus by the 2nd millennium BC. Written Akkadian

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How did the Silk Road develop
One very influential connection made between Europe and China in ancient periods was the so-called Silk Road. While this did not mean a specific roa ...Katie, Colin Renfrew, and Marsha Levine, eds. 2002. Ancient Interactions: East and West in Eurasia. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Ins

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How Did Early Mathematics Evolve
...are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?<ref>For further information on factors leading to the rise of early mathem ...seems to have happened both in Mesopotamia and Egypt (Figure 1).<ref>For a history on the development of the Pythagorean theorem, see: Katz, Victor J., and A

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Is the Film the Prince of Egypt Historically Accurate
...ortrayal of the type of weapons that were used in the Late Bronze Age Near East. ...iots and fight alongside their troops. <ref> Spalinger, Anthony. <i>War in Ancient Egypt: The New Kingdom.</i> Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 2005), pgs. 1

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What was the contribution of Venice to the Italian Renaissance
...ing that changed Europe, and it is widely seen as heralding the end of the Middle Ages and ushering in the Modern World. Many Italian city-states and the Pap ...Adriatic Sea, sometime in the 5th century AD.<ref>Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1982), p 13</ref> Over time, several settl

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What was the evolution of water technologies like
The history of water use and technologies to bring water to human societies is long, pa ...y to have been simple ditches or cuts made to irrigate fields. In the Near East, irrigation likely began soon after agriculture began to be developed.<ref>

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How has ancient Rome influenced European law
==Importance of the Roman Law: from ancient times to modern law systems== ...and Roman law. The very term “Roman law” refers to the legal system of ancient Rome from the time of the city founding in 753 BC until the fall of the Wes

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When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
...ty Press, pg. 39.</ref> During this time, many other cultures in the Near East had adopted agriculture and began to live in villages. What that indicates ...Id=eb271794cbdee215189ec9eaa744b8cf Chiefdoms and Early States in the Near East: The Organizational Dynamics of Complexity]'', edited by Gil Stein and Mitc

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How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve
...zens. The concept of justice, in fact, has evolved from very early written history, showing some similarities early on with modern ideas of law and justice fo ...iest laws, although very likely even earlier laws existed, derive from the ancient Sumarian city of Lagash, located in southern Mesopotamia (southern Iraq), d

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How Did Gold Become Desired by Ancient Civilizations
Gold is first known to have been acquired by ancient human societies in the 4th millennium BC, a time when copper and metals wer ...e finds at Nahal Qanah and Varna Necropolis show is that early from gold's history it had already become an object that differentiated wealth and status in so

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
...Figure 1. Pharaoh Den from the First Dynasty smiting his enemies from the "east."]] ===Early History===

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Ancient Near and Middle East Study Guide
*How Did Nebuchadnezzar Impact Ancient Near Eastern History? *How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History?

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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
...enduring monuments of the ancient world. Long after they were built, other ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and Romans, wrote about them with as much awe a ...was important, but it became even more so when scholars learned more about ancient Egyptian religion and discovered that Egyptian kings were also viewed as go

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Why did museums develop
...e think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, ...ld be in the city of Ur, in the temple of Ennigaldi-Nanna, which did house ancient collections, this structure may date to a slightly later time than that of

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Did Midas Really Have the Golden Touch
...a one of the most powerful and wealthy kingdoms in the early Iron Age Near East. King Midas may not have had a literal golden touch, but his successful rul [[File: Ruins_of_Gordion.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|The Ruins of the Ancient Phrygian Capital of Gordium]]

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Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies
...eir influence in the region until they collided with the Israelites in the middle of the eleventh century BC. The two peoples then fought a series of wars th ...ful enough that they began to expand their influence from the coast to the east and north, which encroached on Israelite territory. <ref> Dothan and Dothan

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